Meall na h-Eilde

The hills outlying top Meall an Tagraidh which lies just over a kilometre south-east of the main summit has some historical interest. This summit was used as a hideout for several days and nights by the fugitive Charles Edward Stuart during his flight following the Battle of Culloden in mid April 1746. The fugitive prince was supplied with whisky, cheese and bread by Cameron of Clunes during his stay on the hill. The hills name translates from the Scottish Gaelic as Hill of the Hinds and is so called because the hills steep walled eastern corrie Coire an Tagraidh gave good shelter from the western gales and was a good place for hinds to protect and rear their young.

Meall na h-Eilde reaches a height of 838 metres (2749 feet) making it the 110th highest Corbett and the 336th highest Marilyn. The hill has only been included on the list of Corbetts since 1981 when resurveying by the Ordnance Survey raised its height to 838 metres and above that of the nearby Meall Coire nan Saobhaidh which before that was regarded as the Corbett.